Jason,
The G-M Engineering 4-legged roof towers are pretty good, and if you
reinforce per the instructions that come with each tower, you should be in
good shape. Of course, I'd pick the taller (house) roof for the job, as
that will seemingly gain you five feet of additional height at no additional
cost.
Definitely assemble the roof tower on the ground and check to be sure none
of the Nylock nuts seize up -- in a few G-M roof towers I've assembled, it
seems typically one or two nuts per tower do indeed seize up, and they are a
bear to replace if this happens -- can't spin them on, can't spin them off,
they're just stuck. Only recourse appears to be a "nutcracker," a hacksaw
or a bolt cutter, all of which are difficult to use with the limited space
available and the rather strong stainless steel hardware.
73 & good luck!
Steve, WB2WIK/6
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
Mario Andretti
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Hissong [SMTP:jhisson1@columbus.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:07 PM
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: [Towertalk] Roof mount tower questions...
>
> Hello again guys...
>
> First, sorry for so many dumb questions/emails to the list... I just want
> to
> make sure I get this right... Second... this one is on topic :)
>
> As I have mentioned before, I think I will be settling on a roof mounted
> tower. Easy to install (I can do it myself or with help) and I don't have
> to mess with concrete and digging big holes. Plus the cost of getting one
> delivered! I will be mounting it on either my garage (14.9') or my house
> (19.4'). My question is, how much stress would a roof top tower put on
> the
> house? The models I am considering is 26' or 17.5'. I would of course be
> following all instructions on installation (and maybe putting more
> supports
> in the attic than the instructions require). Is this pushing it for a
> typical roof?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason
> N8XE
>
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